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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Actual conversation today.
"You're so young to have a stroke!!! Do the doctors know what caused it?"
"A blood clot in my brain."
EDIT: I wonder if I should said "high blood pressure from answering stupid questions."
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Sorry about the stroke! Eek. But why was it a stupid question? I recently developed A-Fib, which I'm told is not terribly uncommon as the electrical system ages, and which put me at risk of stroke, even though my blood pressure is fine, so I was put on blood thinners. Presumably a stroke in someone who's electrical system has seen fewer birthdays may have different causes, like various types of injury. I mean, if someone asked what caused your house to burn down, sure, you could accurately answer "fire" but.....